New registry tracks pregnancy in women with rare metabolic diseases
NCT ID NCT02322177
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 18 times
Summary
This study created a registry of medical records from women with inborn errors of metabolism—rare conditions that affect how the body turns food into energy. Researchers collected data from past or current pregnancies and followed babies for one year after birth. The goal was to better understand how these conditions impact pregnancy and child development, without any extra tests or treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this registry could help doctors better understand how inborn errors of metabolism affect pregnancy and baby health, guiding future care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, completed registry with only 2 participants, so findings may not apply broadly. It only collects existing data, not testing new treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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2 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Dec 2014
- Finished
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Aug 2018
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participants are women with inborn errors of metabolism who have been pregnant
- Ages
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14 to 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
* INCLUSION CRITERIA: * Patients clinically diagnosed with methylmalonic acidemia or another inborn error of metabolism are eligible to participate; mutational and enzymatic status is preferred but not required. Biochemical testing is required. * Women with inborn errors of metabolism who have had a clinically documented prior pregnancy, currently are pregnant or planning a pregnancy. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * Patients with phenylketonuria or hyperphenylalaninemia. * Anyone unwilling to provide informed consent (for themselves as adults, or on behalf of their children as minors) or assent. * Medical condition(s) or mental retardation are not in themselves reason for exclusion if in the judgment of the referring physician this would involve no more than minimal risk. We will make every effort to explain the study for the purpose of assent in a manner that the family feels is both age and developmentally appropriate for that child. * We will review a clinical description from the referring physician about a potential research subject to determine that the subject is appropriate to enter into the study. We reserve the right to exclude cases that are not definitively diagnosed by metabolites and/or molecular genetics or related to our direct research interests. We expect this to be a rare minority.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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